Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

LONG-TERM DEBT (5.375% Senior Notes) (Details)

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LONG-TERM DEBT (5.375% Senior Notes) (Details) (5.375% Senior Notes due 2022 [Member], USD $)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
May 31, 2014
Debt Instrument [Line Items]    
Face amount   $ 250,000,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount
Interest rate, stated percentage 5.375%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage 5.375%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
Prior to June 15, 2017 [Member]
   
Debt Instrument [Line Items]    
Redemption price, percentage 100.00%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentRedemptionPricePercentage
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentRedemptionPeriodAxis
= us-gaap_DebtInstrumentRedemptionPeriodOneMember
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= lyv_A5.375SeniorNotesdue2022Member
 
Redemption, Equity Offering [Member]
   
Debt Instrument [Line Items]    
Redemption price, percentage 105.375%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentRedemptionPricePercentage
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentRedemptionPeriodAxis
= lyv_DebtInstrumentRedemptionEquityOfferingMember
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= lyv_A5.375SeniorNotesdue2022Member
 
Percentage of notes which may be redeemed 35.00%lyv_PercentageOfNotesWhichMayBeRedeemed
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentRedemptionPeriodAxis
= lyv_DebtInstrumentRedemptionEquityOfferingMember
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= lyv_A5.375SeniorNotesdue2022Member
 
After June 15, 2017 [Member]
   
Debt Instrument [Line Items]    
Redemption price, percentage 104.0313%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentRedemptionPricePercentage
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentRedemptionPeriodAxis
= us-gaap_DebtInstrumentRedemptionPeriodTwoMember
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= lyv_A5.375SeniorNotesdue2022Member
 
Redemption, Defined Changes of Control [Member]
   
Debt Instrument [Line Items]    
Redemption price, percentage 101.00%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentRedemptionPricePercentage
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentRedemptionPeriodAxis
= lyv_DebtInstrumentRedemptionDefinedChangesofControlMember
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= lyv_A5.375SeniorNotesdue2022Member